Overview

• Clouatre was detained on May 27 during her green card appointment after ICE discovered a 2018 deportation order stemming from her mother’s missed immigration hearing.
• The February DHS memo ending military-family exemptions exposed Clouatre—a Marine veteran’s spouse with no criminal history—to strict enforcement measures.
• On July 23, an immigration judge stayed her removal order and reopened her case, pausing any immediate deportation.
• Sen. John Kennedy’s appeal to DHS led to Clouatre’s release under recognizance with an ankle monitor on July 28.
• Her case underscores how ICE’s daily arrest quotas and record detainee levels are straining resources and raising due process concerns.